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By rwakefield

 Among the plants and weeds that gardeners hate the most, bindweed is a strong contender. Bindweed is the common name for Convolvulus arvensis, a quick growing weed which grows by curling and twisting around anything it can find, to reach upwards for light.


Unchecked, bindweed can grow to be many metres high as this weed spirals around trees and leaves on its way upwards. In flowering season, the weed creates quite pretty white flowers, but this plant really is a terrible pest in the garden and, if it is not controlled, it can quickly take over borders. Not many garden plants can compete with its aggressive growth rate.

What many people do not know, is that the bind weed can stretch underground to a depth of up to five metres, and that it runs shoots or stems off in all directions under the soil. These underground shoots are typically white in colour and can be found at many depths in the soil. At various points, the bindweed will send up new shoots which then can also climb any plants in the area.

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